Bedclothes-holder.



PATENTED MAY 2, 1905.

W. A. WALKER. BEDGLOTHES HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 11116.11, 1904.

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I illiam STATES Patented May 2, 1905.

WILLIAM A. WALKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BEDCLOTHES 'HOLDEFk SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,863, dated May 2, 1905.

Application filed August 11, 1904. Serial No. 220,387.

To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM A. WALKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bedclothes-Holders, of which the following, when taken in connection, with the; drawings accompanying and forming a part hereof, is a full and complete description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to understand, make, and use the same.

The invention relates to an improvement in bedclothes-holders.

The object of the invention is to obtain a simple, etheient, inexpensive, compact, and

sightly device which may be readily attached to an ordinary iron bedstead for holding bed- .clothes in place at the foot of the bed.

In the drawings referred to, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the foot end of an iron bed having an apparatus embodying this invention attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one end of an apparatus embodying this invention on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, on an enlarged scale, of an apparatus embodying this invention; and Fig. i is a side elevation of the other side of the elements forming the other end of the apparatus, with the spring and hook on the spring removed therefrom and with the greater part of the clamping-jaw of the apparatus removed.

A reference-letter applied to designate a given part is used to indicate such partthroughout the several figures of the drawings wherever the same appears.

A is a post forming a part of the foot of an iron bedstead.

B is a section of a side rail of an iron bed.

C is a part, usually a metal casting, rigidly secured to post A to receive the end 7) of side rail B.

D is a right-angled base, preferably of metal, provided at one end with the curved jaw E, preferably integral therewith, and the curved jaw F, adjustable relative to jaw E by means of the bolt Cr and nut g thereon, and provided at the other end with thumb-nut H, by means of which the adjustable standard I is secured thereto and retained in an adjusted position. Standard I is provided with the slot '2', through which the body of the thumbbolt H extends.

J is a nut on thumb-bolt I-I,-by means of which the standard I is brought into close contact with upper end of the base I.) when the thumb-nut H is tightened.

K K are jaws pivotally secured to the upper end of standard I, as by means of the bolt L. Bolt L may be riveted in place-thatis, the endsthercof may be swaged to prevent such bolt from becoming loose, while at the same time jaws K K may turn thereon.

M is a spring the ends M and m of which are hooked substantially as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. the jaw K, as by means of the pin m.

N is a hook engaging with the end at of spring M.

n a are the ends of the hook N, such ends being arranged to engage with the bed-rail B, substantially as shown in Fig. l ofthe drawiugs.

The end M is attached to O is a cover or quilt to a bed, the lower end thereof being in engagement with jaws K K. (See Fig. 1.)

On each side of the bed there are placed a base D, a standard I, and thumb-nut H, and the jaws K K are pivotally attached, as by means of the pivot L, at one end of such jaws to the standard I on one side of the bed and at the other end of such jaws to the standard at the other side of the bed. The base I) and standard I on one side of the bed are the same construction as are such base and standard at the other side of the bed, except that the same are rights and lofts, as shown in Figs. 3 and a of the drawings, Fig. 3 showing, as hereinbefore stated, the standard on one side of the bed and Fig. t showing a like standard for the other side of the bed.

The manner of operation of the apparatus embodying this invention is as follows: Base D is attached to post A by turning the bolt Ur into its nut g, so that the jaws E and F are clasped tightly to the post A in a suitable position or place on such post. The standard I is then adjusted relative to the base D and firmly fixed in its adjusted position by tight ening the bolt H. in nut J. Of course, if preferred, the bolt H may have screw-threads l thereon engaging with corresponding screwthreads in the base I), and the nut J can be omitted; but I prefer to retain such nut in order to provide for permanent maintenance of the adjusted position of standard I relative to base D. The lower end of the quilt desired to be held by this bedclothes-holder is then passed up through the space between the jaws K K, and the spring M is drawn taut by engaging the lower ends n n of the hook N with the under edge of the rail B, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. When a quilt or other cover is thus engaged, the end thereof over the top of the bed is held firmly in position by the jaws K K, and the end thereof on the sides of the mattress is held closely thereto by the springs M adjacent thereto. A cover may then be placed over the bed, completely covering the apparatus embodying this invention except the jaws E F thereof, as by reason of the peculiar construction of the base D, standard I, and jaws E F there is a space left between the standard I and post A and also between the vertical portion of the base D and such post A, in which space such cover may fall or be placed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a bedclothes-holder, the combination of a right-angled base, jaws on the horizontal portion of the base, one of such jaws movable relative to the base and one immovable relative thereto, means to close the jaws onto an article placed between them, a standard adjustable relative to the base, means to hold the standard and the base in an adjusted position, jaws pivotally attached at the ends thereof to the standard adjacent to such ends, a spring, means to attach one end of the spring to one of the jaws and means to attach the the other end of the spring to the side rail of the bed adjacent thereto; substantially as described.

IVILLIAM A. WALKER.

In presence of CHARLES TURNER BROWN, CORA A. ADAMS. 

